Tina, my strikingly beautiful raven haired wife of four years, came home one evening with an equally stunning blonde of around the same mid-twenties age.
"Ray - meet Karen, Karen - meet Ray."
As introductions go it was a bit concise even for Tina, who never used two words where one would do. But I'd heard of Karen before, so I was able to relate the name to an oft spoken of roommate from Tina's college days, but I hadn't expected such a beauty. Tina had led me to imagine a dumpy, spike haired, spotty faced punk, not the glamorous Hollywood star look-alike that stood before me in an immaculate white trouser suit. The only thing that seemed to fit Tina's description was the short blonde hair, and even that was more page boy than punk.
"Hello Ray." She said, walking forward to air-kiss each of my cheeks with an audible 'mwah'.
"I've been longing to meet the man who snared Tina and I've heard such a lot about you."
"All bad, I hope."
The ancient joke seemed to fit Karen's empty words. She might look fabulous, but my first impressions were not good. I hate air kisses with a passion.
"I've invited Karen to stay over tonight, she's missed her flight. You don't mind, do you?"
I could hardly veto such a fait accompli, could I?
"No, that's fine."
Tina works in the airport 'duty-free shop, so at least I knew now where she had found our guest.
"I'm due to fly out to Berlin to attend a lesbian rights conference, but I was delayed in traffic and the next available seat isn't until tomorrow."
That killed any vaguely erotic thoughts that I might have harboured.
Karen smiled.
"You didn't know, did you?" She asked, spotting my surprise. "Tina never mentioned that I'm bisexual, did she?"
"No, she didn't, not that it matters."
"That's probably because I kept hitting on her, but always without success. Now I'm jealous of the man who managed to get her into bed."
"Karen!" Tina was actually blushing, a rare event at any time.
I found myself suddenly warming to this straightforward woman. I was also beginning to dimly understand Tina's painting of her as a 'plain Jane', an understanding that became a whole lot clearer later in the evening and after a couple of bottles of wine.
"You know a little while ago when you told Ray you tried to get into my knickers?" Tina asked Karen after the second bottle.
"Yes, sorry about that, I didn't mean to embarrass you."
"No, that's not it." Tina waved a dismissive hand. "I wonder if you know how close you came to succeeding."
There was complete silence for several seconds before Karen spoke.
"Did I?" She asked, astounded by the sudden revelation.
"Oh, yes." Tina told her. "I very nearly said yes a few times. I really wanted to try it, but I just didn't have the nerve."
"Why are you telling me this now?" Karen asked. "Why not then, even if you didn't let me it would have been nice to know you wanted to."
"Because it might have encouraged you, and now I'm married so I have to say no. But I just wanted you to know that I did fancy you."
"Did?"
"Still do." Tina looked over at me. "Sorry darling, I hope you're not jealous, nothing ever happened."
"No, I'm not jealous." I told her, adding a little sarcastically. "But if you want me to sleep in the spare room tonight, I can do."
There was another long silence and, to my horror, I realised that Tina was actually taking me seriously and considering it. Alcohol had dimmed her perception and loosened her inhibitions. It had also made me wonder 'what if?'
It was as if we all abruptly realised that we had so nearly stepped over that invisible line between fantasy and reality, and the conversation was hastily brought back into line, with nothing more said until we were all ready to say goodnight. By then we had consumed even more wine and we had all reached that wonderful uninhibited stage just before drunkenness prevents genuine enjoyment. Now that invisible line was not so distinct.
"Would you mind if I let Karen give me a goodnight kiss?" Tina asked me as we all rose to go upstairs. She was still thinking of her earlier admission.
"Not if she gives me one too." I told her.
In my fuddle headed way I was trying to let her find out how it felt to contemplate someone else kissing your partner, but all I did was open the way to greater sins.
The two women went a little cautiously into each others arms. There was a moment when they looked into each others eyes, trying, I suppose, to be sure of each others willingness, but then their lips parted and their mouths met, and my cock instantly began to unfurl.
The kiss was hesitant for about the first two seconds, but then they kind of moulded together, bodies pressed close and tongues beginning to investigate. From where I stood it began to look clearly sexual, especially as I watched my own wife's hands explore the length of Karen's back in a very erotic manner.
It was a long kiss, one that made up for the times when Tina had wanted to, but hadn't dared, and it lasted long enough to bring a muted groan of delight from deep in her throat. I couldn't see where Karen's hands had eventually reached, but the angle of her elbow told me that Tina's breast was probably a target. My cock tried to grow under the painful constraints of my clothing.
When they finally parted Tina was looking decidedly flustered, and when Karen came across to deliver my kiss, her breathing wasn't nearly as easy as it should be. Somehow the facts quite pleased me.
I soon understood the attraction, Karen did kiss well, and I mean really well. Her lips were full, soft and warm, and she somehow had the knack of getting the whole length of her body in full contact of her partner's. Very, very, erotic, and when her tongue found it's way into my mouth I had the impression that it was sensing my entire being through taste. That girl could kiss.
She felt lovely, her body seemed to melt into mine as we kissed and I tried desperately to hide the fact of my erection, not that I really wanted to. Of course, it wasn't long before my hands were wandering up and down her back just as Tina's had, except that being taller I could probably reach a little further down onto the firmly soft curve of her bottom. My opinion of her changed by the second.
"Who's a horny boy then?" She breathed into my ear as we finally came apart, and I do believe I actually went red with the knowledge that she had felt my arousal.
"I suppose it's my turn to kiss you now." Tina announced to Karen, failing miserably to appear reluctant.
This time their kissing was even less platonic than before. At least the first time there had been at least the pretence of propriety, but this time as the two women kissed their hands were wandering freely and unashamedly. I watched with growing astonishment as Tina deliberately eased herself away slightly to allow her hand to insinuate itself between them to find Karen's breasts, while Karen actually tugged Tina's blouse free to caress the bare skin of her back. Surely it couldn't all be down to the influence of the wine?
I watched, enthralled by the spectacle and wondering just how far they were prepared to go, and with a barely accepted hope that it was all the way. Very soon the pleasure noises that they were making led me to believe that just might be the case. The kiss became kisses and the mutual fondling became more and more uninhibited until finally Karen almost literally tore herself away, shaking her head in denial of her visibly growing need.
"This won't do." She gasped. "If I'm going to get up in the morning, I ought to go to bed."
She shot a nervous glance in my direction, obviously wondering what I was making of their highly charged embrace. She needn't have worried, because right at that moment I had no particular thoughts on the subject, I was too busy trying to get my head around what was happening to judge.
"Don't bother with the spare room, Karen. Our bed's king size, why don't you share with us?"
Once again I wasn't consulted as Tina moved things along, not that I would have objected, or at least, I don't think I would. But it would be nice to have been asked.
"What have you got in mind?" I asked her finally, trying to get back in control.
"Don't tell me you've never wanted to have two women in your bed." She looked at me questioningly. "Well, your dream is about to come true."
She might have been tipsy, but she wasn't drunk enough to miss turning the tables on me very neatly. Oh, what the hell, I thought, why not.
"Okay then, but we'll keep the light on; if this is my dream then I want to be sure it's happening." In truth I just wanted to be sure to see what they got up to.
Karen and I followed Tina into the bedroom and waited expectantly, but she ignored us and began to undress as normal. Before long she was completely nude, and then she went and lay on the bed and finally pretended to notice us.